The Los Angeles Lakers secured the seventh seed in spectacular fashion with their Play-In Tournament victory over the Golden State Warriors. While it took a balanced effort from the Purple and Gold, the clutch play of LeBron James proved to be the difference down the stretch.
James got poked in the eye by Draymond Green just seconds before draining a three over Stephen Curry to beat the shot clock buzzer. The shot set up the league’s top-ranked defense led by Anthony Davis to steal the ball on the Warriors’ last possession to put the nail in the coffin for the 103-100 victory.